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Jason is driving from his home to his office, which is 20 miles away. He normally drives at a constant speed of 60 miles per hour for the whole trip. However today, 15 minutes into his drive, his car breaks down. He calls a taxi, and it arrives 20 minutes later. The taxi driver then takes him to his office driving at a constant speed of 50 miles per hour. If the total distance from home to work is 100 miles, then how much time was spent in the taxi?

 
 Oct 17, 2025
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At 60 mph, it takes him 20 minutes to drive 20 miles

After 15 min , he has traveled 15 miles

The time it akes the taxi to arrive is irrelevant

So....he has 85  miles left to travel at 50mph

The total time in the taxi is    85 m / 50 m/h =  1.7 hrs 

 

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